Rail boss points to Far North investment [John O'Groat Journal]

SIGNIFICANT investment is required on the Caithness to Inverness railway line to attract more passengers and shorten journey times, but improvements are being made to the service.
That was the message delivered by Mary Dickson, managing director of First ScotRail, when she addressed the annual general meeting of Friends of the Far North Line in Thurso at the weekend.

158702 waits to form the last departure of the day from Thurso, the 1629 to Inverness. Compared to a similar view five years earlier [See image 16892], the goods shed has now been demolished but not yet replaced although the passenger trainshed still forms an impressive backdrop.Location: ThursoCompany: Sutherland and Caithness Railway06/07/2012 Mark Bartlett

158702 pauses briefly before reversing at Thurso with the last train south of the day, the 16.00hrs from Wick to Inverness. Unlike Wick, the raised area of the platform at Thurso does not extend inside the trainshed and trains stop outside. The goods shed and cattle auction building visible in earlier photos have since been demolished. [See image 16800]Location: ThursoCompany: Sutherland and Caithness Railway06/07/2012 Mark Bartlett